Minnesota
Evidence from the Past
Early Dakota
Early Ojibwe
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What is Minnesota's state Bird?

Common Loon

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Who studies artifacts?

Archaeologists

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What is another name for the Dakota?

Sioux

100

When did the Ojibwe harvest wild rice?

In the Fall

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Who were the people that carried and canoed the furs from the interior posts to the trade centers?

Voyageurs

200

What is Minnesota's State Flower?

The Pink Lady Slipper

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What were the shape of the burial mounds made by early Minnesotans?

Animal Shaped

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What is the home the Dakota carried with them?

Tipi

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Where did the Ojibwe migrate from?

The East Coast

200

What is a written agreement between two or more sovereign nations known as?

A treaty

300

What is Minnesota's State Fish?

Walleye

300

Who was respected in the Native American Communities?

Elders

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Name three states where official Dakota communities or reservations exist today.

Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska

300

What is the name of the village located in the Spring?

Sugar Camp

300

What Day, Month, and Year did Minnesota become a state?

May 11, 1858

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What is Minnesota's State Tree?

Red Pine

400

How can you keep a groups history alive?

Oral History

400

What direction do the Dakota people believe time runs in?

A Circle

400

What is the name of the Ojibwe winter home?

Wigwam

400

Who were Dred and Harriet Scott?

Enslaved people brought to Fort Snelling by their owners

500

What is Minnesota's State Apple?

Honey Crisp

500

What is the order of the Scientific Theory?

1) Ask a Question 2) State a Hypothesis 3) Perform an experiment 4) Record the findings 5) Reach a conclusion

500
Have the Dakota lived in Minnesota longer that any other group?

Yes

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What the popular Ojibwe team sport?

Lacrosse

500

What is the group that wanted to keep their sacred beliefs and rituals and traveled off the reservation to hunt?

Traditional Dakota